1st year Student midwife MORA Deferral advice

Hi,
I’m looking for some advice on getting the most out of each shift. I have recently had shingles and I’ve just had surgery to have my appendix out meaning I have missed 2 placements ( CLS and PN). Meaning I have had to defer my MORA. I will only have around 8 weeks to complete my outstanding elements. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on getting as much signed each shift as possible? I want to take in the experience but equally I’m worried about not getting it alls signed in time. I’m thinking of possibly telling each midwife I work with my plan.
Any advice would be great, or if anyone has experienced this before?

Aren't you the student who was looking to repeat first year in this thread? https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7606238
This is something @Tracey_W can help with.

Aren't you the student who was looking to repeat first year in this thread? https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7606238
This is something @Tracey_W can help with.

Hi,
I’m looking for some advice on getting the most out of each shift. I have recently had shingles and I’ve just had surgery to have my appendix out meaning I have missed 2 placements ( CLS and PN). Meaning I have had to defer my MORA. I will only have around 8 weeks to complete my outstanding elements. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on getting as much signed each shift as possible? I want to take in the experience but equally I’m worried about not getting it alls signed in time. I’m thinking of possibly telling each midwife I work with my plan.
Any advice would be great, or if anyone has experienced this before?

Jessica 😊
Whilst on placement you'll be allocated to a mentor/ supervisor for your whole placement there unless they are on annual leave which means you should be allocated to another person until they return.
Discuss with your mentor or supervisor what you are planning and see what they say, it might not be possible to do but if what you tell them makes great sense then there's a chance that your mentor will work with you on things you talked about. Also talking to the more experienced midwives would be a good thing to do and get some ideas how they doing as midwives. Mentor or supervisor work within a set guidance laid out by the NMC which is usually followed throughout your degree. Obviously you have opportunities to discuss with your mentor or supervisor about what you think 🤔 💬 and sometimes they will try it out to see if it works in theory. I listen to what my students tell me and we'll see if we can fit in what they said while they are on placement.
I tend to have a meeting with all the new students when they attend us on placement whether it is there first time or sent to us again later on in there coursework and we set out what we expect from them whilst they are with us and then thereafter we have a weekly meeting with them all to discuss what they have learnt over the course of the weekly shifts before we sign off anything for them and then at the end of the placement have individual meetings and then decide to sign of as successful placement or perhaps failed due to maybe not meeting the standards required.
Totally agree with you that you have to get as much as possible signed off but making sure you have completed the required workload as well before they sign off.
It's your responsibility to get everything signed off in time but sometimes it doesn't happen due to person being off work and nobody else doesn't want to sign it 😭 😔.
Some information below 👇..... As per NMC guidance.....
For first-year student midwives, if you need to defer your studies, it's generally recommended to reapply for the following year's intake rather than requesting a deferral. Universities usually do not allow deferrals for midwifery programs. The Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement (MORA) is a tool used to track your progress and demonstrate your skills and knowledge as you progress through the program, but it doesn't directly address deferral requests.
Understand the MORA:
Familiarise yourself with the MORA and its purpose to ensure you are effectively tracking your progress and meeting the required proficiencies.
Seek support:
If you have any questions about the MORA or the program in general, reach out to your university's academic advisor or student support services. ( This is something you should perhaps do with your university student union representative).

Hello,
Thank you so much for your message. Hopefully I can go back in a few weeks!
When I’ve been on placement in the past I haven’t been allocated one supervisor, I have had a new midwife each shift. I’m not sure if it’s different in my area? But I will definitely take your advice on board and try to have a little discussion with the midwife I am working with.
I have a deferral in place for the module that is MORA. I have this until the 1st September. Which gives me around 7 weeks to complete everything that needs signing. Hopefully this will be enough.
I will definitely seek support from the university. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your advice. It’s greatly appreciated.
Jess ☺️